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World philosophies / Ninian Smart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smart, Ninian, 1927-2001.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy--History.
- Philosophy.
- History.
- Religions.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 454 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Summary:
- "World Philosophies" is a comprehensive survey of the world's philosophical and religious traditions by one of our foremost religious thinkers. Ninian Smart discusses notable figures such as Plato and Kierkegaard in the West, the Buddha and Mao Zedong in Asia, Tempels and Knibanga in Africa, and Rodo and Royce in America. Covering a wide range of topics including Indian ideas of testimony and evidence, Chinese notions of moral development, Buddhist concepts of cosmology and Latin American critiques of materialism, Smart sheds new light on the astonishing diversity of philosophies that have developed throughout history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-438) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415184665
- OCLC:
- 38992893
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